Steel pickaxe

Steel pickaxe

Release date	27 May 2003 (Update)
Members?	No
Quest item?	No
Tradeable?	Yes
Lendable?	No
Equipable?	Yes
Stacks?	No
High Alch	300 coins
Low Alch	200 coins
Destroy	Drop
Store price	500 coins
Examine	Used for mining.
Weight	2.25 kg

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The Steel pickaxe is a pickaxe stronger than the iron pickaxe. It can be used in combat or in mining to mine rocks. Players can make a steel pickaxe with the smithing skill at level 35 by using 2 steel bars after the completion of the quest Perils of Ice Mountain, doing so will grant the player 75 Smithing experience. Players can purchase this pickaxe from Nurmof's Pickaxe Shop in the Dwarven Mine and at the Grand Exchange. To wield a steel pickaxe, an Attack level of at least 5 is required. To use a steel pickaxe for mining, a mining level of 6 is required.

The Steel pickaxe can be gilded by the Liquid gold nymph after receiving the full Golden mining suit, creating the Gilded steel pickaxe. It is cosmetic and gives no more bonuses than the regular pickaxe.

Bonuses

Hover over image for type												A player wielding a Steel pickaxe. A player wielding a Steel pickaxe.
Attack bonus
+8	-2	+6	0	0
Defence bonus
0	+2	0	0	0
Other bonuses				Slot
+9	0	0%	0
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Dropping monsters

Monster	Combat level	Quantity	Rarity
H.A.M. guard	12,18,22	1	3Uncommon
Icefiend	13,17,18, 132	1	4Rare

Trivia

• The steel pickaxes wielded by Dwarves have not received the pickaxe graphical update.
• The Mining instructor on Tutorial Island appeared to be wielding a steel pickaxe.